Here we hare with the second and final part of the
tutorial on how to build a dollhouse inside an empty egg box. In the first
part, we saw together how
to decorate the box from the outside and how to create the sleeping room.
Today we’ll be focusing on the living-dining room only. Some of the images and
templates used in this article are available in the downloadable file (link
below).

The difficult thing in this room is given by the fact
that the six sections are separated by two high ‘cones’: we will now see how to
‘flatten’ them and use them at our benefit. Let’s begin with the
first cone, the one that we will turn into a dining table. To transform the
separator into the base of the table, cut the corners until half-way; cut off
the bottom and fold the sides one on the other. Fix with glue. Isn’t it easy?
Before gluing the upper part you will need to create the chairs, following the
instructions that I published last week. Now cut a cardboard shape and fix
it on the support – if you like, you can find a flower template in the file, or
you can draw a circle using a glass. The table is ready.

The second cone will be literally hidden under the
carpet: to do that, just cut the sides of the cone until the
edge, cut off the upper part and fold them one on the other to close the hole.
Fix with hot glue. In
thehouses I published in the past years, you can see that I made a recycled
carpet out of t-shirt yarn; this time, since I already had a delicate cotton
carpet in the sleeping bag, I decided to use a shape of fabric (which
I made more resistant using some iron-on adhesive).

You can be quite creative working with the rest of the
living room: you may want to add more chairs, a small table (Ialready
shown you how to make it), insert a dog-basket or whatever else comes to
your mind. I chose a fireplace and a plant. It is a bit complicated to
perfectly fit the fireplace, so I decided to give you my ‘sizes’: they might
still not be perfect, but at least you have a shape to start with.

To make the fireplace cut and colour the fire, the
front and the upper part. Fold the flap and fix the flame next to the embossed
edge; if you want to be sure that it won’t fold with the time you can hide a
cotton ball on the backside. Arrange the two part of the fireplace around the
flames and fix them with hot glue: first the frame, then the upper part.
Decorate as you like, for instance with a book (we
saw last week how to make it) or a frame. Building up the
frame is easy: glue the parts on some thick paper, cut them and fix them
like is shown in the following images.

I hope I was able to show you how easy and versatile
this project is. Hopefully you’ll have a lot of fun making it – and please keep
in mind that I would be superhappy to see what you made, and share your
creations! How? Do you remember the
initiative Creative Recycling for Kids? Well, I have some good news for
you! A step at the time, and I will tell you everything… for now, enjoy this
project and have fun!